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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Number of cases of Scarlet Fever in each month notified to the Sanitary Department during 1887.—
| Month. | No. of Weeks. | No. of Cases. | No. of Cases per Week. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 25 | 6.2 |
| February | 4 | 27 | 6.7 |
| March | 4 | 19 | 4.7 |
| April | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
| May | 4 | 12 | 3.0 |
| June | 4 | 9 | 2.2 |
| Julv | 5 | 18 | 3.6 |
| August | 4 | 30 | 7.5 |
| September | 4 | 61 | 15.2 |
| October | 5 | 180 | 36.0 |
| November | 4 | 63 | 15.7 |
| December | 5 | 44 | 8.8 |
| Totals | 52 | 504 | 9.7 |
Isolation.—The following number of cases were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's Hospitals:—
Small-pox 2
Scarlatina 287
Typhoid Fever 4
293
Disinfection.—During the year 445 rooms were fumigated, after Infectious
Diseases, and notices served to strip and cleanse them. The following articles
were stoved in the disinfecting apparatus: —
Beds 220
Mattresses 132
Pillows 558
Sheets 190
Blankets 423
Counterpanes 230
Carpets 24
Rugs 2
Wearing Apparel 481
Vaccination.—The accompanying tabular statements, kindly supplied by the
Vaccination Officers, show the number of vaccinations against small-pox that have
been performed during the year:—